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I have bought 3 little clear glass dishes with what I think are copper wheel engraved ballet dancers on them, very deeply cut, and I wonder if they might be Kosta, but they are not signed or marked. What I would like to know is, is all Kosta signed? If so could they be Orrefors?

I will post a picture as soon as I pick them up from the auction.

Barbara

Here are the pictures, the big one has a ground pontil the two little ones have flat bases. The engraving is very deep into the glass.

Historically, Orrefors does not sign seconds which are sold in their one second shop at the factory.I thing the same holds true for Kosta.To my knowledge, all firsts are signed by both companies.Bill Geary

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I've never seen unsigned 50's - 60's Kosta or Orrefors firsts either (or at least pieces that are otherwise identifable as by these factories :lol: maybe I have and didn't recognise it).

However I think I might own a signed Orrefors second.It's only signed Orrefors Edward Hald, and is consistent with other signed bits by him I have. It's a 10 inch slip graal plate, but one of the ribbons has twisted.